Public Sector Opportunity The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) is a government agency with a diverse portfolio of divisions and offices focused on economic growth, workforce development, housing, tourism, broadband, and international trade. This breadth creates cross-sell potential for technology, data analytics, consulting, and implementation services across multiple state initiatives.

Tech Stack & Data DED already uses a range of analytics and collaboration tools (Power BI, Qlik, SAP BusinessObjects, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Google Cloud, New Relic). This indicates a readiness to adopt or expand enterprise analytics, cloud, monitoring, and AI/automation solutions to improve performance measurement, reporting, and interoperability across divisions.

Infrastructure & Growth Recent news highlights a major data center and infrastructure investment in New Florence, MO, signaling ongoing and upcoming physical and digital infrastructure projects. This presents opportunities to engage with vendors for data center buildouts, colocation, network services, security, and smart city or regional development software.

Workforce & Services DED emphasizes workforce development and services for Missourians, including the Missouri One Start Division and various workforce initiatives. There is potential for education technology, training platforms, e-learning content, credentialing systems, and program management tools that support upskilling and youth engagement.

Public Sector Expansion With numerous commissions and offices under DED (Tourism, Housing, Film Office, Broadband, Military Preparedness, etc.) plus recent leadership changes, there is ongoing governance activity and potential for advisory, compliance, and digital transformation services, as well as partnerships in economic development programs to streamline operations and measure impact.